Guide stick and support for paint brushes



Aug. 2, 1960 F. KURSCHNER GUIDE STICK AND SUPPORT FOR PAINT BRUSHES Filed Feb. 18, 1958 INVENTOR. LOYD F. Kunsomaea ATTORNEY 2,947,018 a p Y GUIDE STICK AND SUPPORT FOR PAINT BRUSHES 7 Lloyd F. Kurschner, 523 8th Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.

' Filed Feb. 18, 1958, Ser. No. 715,971

1 Claim. c1. 15-246) This invention relates broadly to paint brushes and more specifically to 'a guide stick and extensible support therefor disposed within a novel holder that is the subject matter of a co-pending application for United States LettersPatent, Serial No. 525,208, filed July 29, 1955, and entitled Clip Attachment for Paint Brushes for Mounting a Secondary Brush.

' The principal object of this invention is to provide a guide stick in combination with a paint brush whereby a surface may be painted to a predetermined line.

Another object of this invention is to provide a guide stick and extensible support member wherein the said stick member may be extended to support said brush on the lip of the paint can and/or to keep the brush bristles suspended above the bottom of said can.

Another object of this invention is to provide a guide stick and extensible support member.

Another object of this invention is to provide a guide stick and extensible member for use in combination with a paint brush wherein said guide stick may be reversed, end for end in its holder and used as a scraper or wiper.

Another object of this invention is to provide a guide stick and extensible member in combination with a conventiorral paint brush wherein said guide stick is adjustable in its holder .to a preset position but readily manipulated manually to extend or retract the same.

These and other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following specification and claim, taken in conjunction with the appended drawings which form a part of this application and in which, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

To the above end, generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combination of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claim.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention attached to a paint brush, and also showing a fragmentary section of a window sash to illustrate one use of the invention,

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of a paint brush showing the invention and its attaching means applied to a paint brush,

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of a paint brush also showing the invention mounted thereon,

Fig. 4 is a view similar .to Fig. 2 except that a secondary brush is shown mounted in the holder instead of a guide stick; and

Fig. 5 is a side elevational fragmentary view of the invention and its holder, some parts of the latter being sectioned.

Referring now in detail to the drawings the numeral 6 is directed to a conventional hand manipulated paint .brush upon which is detachably mounted a clip member 7, which as now commercially produced includes a number of improvements and refinements over the clip member disclosed in my co-pending application for US. Letters Patent, above identified. The clip member as shown is preferably fabricated from a single piece of spring steel to form an integral unit. It will, however, a

7 2,947,018 1 Pa tente d Aug; 2, 1960 V lC be understood that the said clip member is capable of 7 substantially overlies one side of being successfully produced from a number of synthetic materials and pre-stressed to permit the same to grip the paintbrush. v is -The clip member 7 comprism a body portion 8 that thebase and body portions 9 and 10 respectively of the paint brush 6. A pair of opposed outstanding ears tudinal side portion of the body portion 8 of the clip member 7. As stated the said body portion and ears are pre-stessedand tempered so that the entire unit when applied to a brush, will snap over the body portion 10 of the brush and be held positioned thereon by the action of the ears 1 1 partially encircling the sides of said body portion. 7

A pair of inverted U channels 12 are formed in each end of the clip member 7 at the longitudinal center thereof and provide a guide and passageway for the endwise manual'manipulation and movement of the guide stick 13. The central longitudinal section of the clip member 7 is stamped out between the channel member 12 and the parent material is formed into a spring clip member 14 that is arranged and pre-stressed to engage the under side of the guide stick 13 relative to its mounted position in the clip member 7 and thus maintain the pre-set position of said stick in the clip by virtue of the action of the spring clip 14 forcing the longitudinal portions of the stick 13 into tight frictional engagement with the channel members 12. It will be seen that an aperture 15, resulting from the fabrication of the spring clip 14,

'alfords an opening for the fingers of the user to engage guide stick 13 exposed therein the handle portion of the and by exerting downward pressure on said exposed handle section will release the tension of the spring and permit easy endwise movement of said guide stick 13 in the channels 12.

As shown in Fig. 5 the guide stick 13 is preferably flattened at least throughout its bottom central longitudinal portion and a plurality of transversely disposed notches 16 are formed in said flattened portion to engage the spring clip 14' and thus frictionally hold said guide stick in its pre-set position according to its work. The outer end portion of the guide stick 13 is inclined upwardly from the longitudinal plane of the brush at an oblique angle, see numeral 17. As shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 a button like member 18 having a substantially convex face 19 is rigidly attached to the guide stick 13, by a short shaft 20 and aifords an antifriction rolling contact with any surface with which it may have contact and thus permit free smooth guided stroking of the brush 6 by the user. The rear end portion of the guide stick 13 is obliquely sharpened to'a flat scraper like point 21 and is useful in cleaning dirt from corners and removing any paint that may inadvertently be applied to surfaces adjacent those being painted. Obviously, when the scraper 21 is in use the guide stick will be switched end for end inthe clip member 7. 1

It has been previously stated herein that the guide stick 13 will also serve as a support member for the brush 6 and it has been highly successful in this capacity. As a supporting member it may be extended endwise sufficient- 1y to permit its outer-end portion to rest on the lip of the paint can while the handle of the brush 6 will rest on the opposite side of the rim of the can and thus support 11 areformed in each longi- I desirable to keep the brush soft and clean in a solution of mineral spirits, turpentine, or the like. By virtue of the guide and supporting stick 13 bearing the weight the brush, the bristles thereof are not bent and damaged as is almost always thecasewhen thebrushmerely rest on the bottomof. thecan. A modified form of obliquely upturned end portion of the stick 13 is illustrated at 17, 19 in Fig. 5, and it will be understood that either form will perform in a satisfactory manner as a work engaging surface and that the choice between said forms is a manufacturing detail.

While there are herein disclosed but a limited number of embodiments of the structure, process and produce of the invention herein presented, it is possible to produce still other embodiments without departing from the inventive concept herein disclosed, and it is desired, therefore, that only such limitations be imposed on the appended claim as are stated herein or required by the prior art.

What I claim is:

a A guide stick and supporting member for hand paint brushes comprising a substantially elongated holder adapted to be detachably applied to the body of said 4 paintbrush, a pair of longitudinally spaced, upstanding guide channels in the body of said holder affording guide and retaining means for the guide stick mounted therein, spring means in the form of a pre-stressed spring clip acting on the guide stick to hold the same frictionally in pre-set engagement with the said guide channels, an aperture in said holder between the channel members wherein said stick is exposed for finger engagement to endwise adjust the same said guide stick at one outer end portion being upwardly inclined at an oblique angle and terminating in a working surface, said guide stick through its central longitudinal section being transversely notched to afford stops having frictional engagement with the said pre-stressed spring clip to limit the endwise movement of said guide stick relative to the paint brush.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 41,772 Haserick Mar. 1, 1864 1,993,975 Myers Mar. 12, 1935 2,584,504 Seeber Feb. 5, 1952 2,816,305 Kravitt Dec. 17, 1957 

